Euxton - Charnock Green.

[Paul Hodson]

German lane - Delph lane - Old Hall lane - Dam wood and back again.

German lane / Delph lane.
Canada geese 2 + 8 goslings at the fishery. 2-3 House sparrows nests in one of the houses. Greenfinch. Willow warbler 4. Chiffchaff 3-5. Reed bunting. Nuthatch 2-3. Goldcrest 2-3. Goldfinch 10+. Swallow c10. House Martin. Sand Martin. Oystercatcher. Collared dove 2. Mistle thrush 2. Jay 2.

Rabbit 3 inc 1 juvenile. Grey Squirrel 5.

Old Hall lane - Dam wood.
Blackcap. Chiffchaff 2-3. Goldfinch 5-10. House sparrow 3-5 (seemed to be nesting at the Bowling Green pub). Stock dove. Buzzard. several Pheasant.

The large rough field between the end of O H lane and Dam wood.
Wheatear 2 females. Linnet 2. Lapwing 4. Skylark 2.

In the woods were Nuthatch 3-4. Great spotted Woodpecker. Song Thrush 2. Long tailed Tit 2. Wren 2. & several singing Blackbird & Robin.

The field opposite 'Buy a bike', seen from a distance had Curlew 2. Canada Geese 23+ 4 goslings.

3 good sized Trout were in the River Yarrow at Pincock.

[Paul Hodson]

4 or 5 Common Whitethroat in the German lane area this morning, otherwise sightings were pretty similar to yesterday.

Great spotted Woodpecker was still present at Dam wood, another was at German lane.

Yellowhammer and Kestrel at Old Hall lane.

The field opposite 'Buy a Bike' had Canada geese 37. Curlew 3. Oystercatcher.

Speckled Wood butterfly at Dam wood.

Peacock and 3-5 Orange tip at German lane.

thousands of St Marks flies